Table 2.
Participants’ awareness that listeriosis is more common among pregnant women
| CHARACTERISTICS |
AWARE |
NOT AWARE |
UNSURE |
TOTAL |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO. | % | NO. | % | NO. | % | NO. | % | |
| Years in practice | ||||||||
| • In training | 10 | 20.0 | 9 | 18.0 | 31 | 62.0 | 50 | 16.5 |
| • 0–9 | 14 | 16.7 | 21 | 25.0 | 49 | 58.3 | 84 | 27.7 |
| • 10–19 | 12 | 17.6 | 16 | 23.5 | 40 | 58.8 | 68 | 22.4 |
| • ≥ 20 | 19 | 18.8 | 23 | 22.8 | 59 | 58.4 | 101 | 33.3 |
| • Total (n = 303); P = .99 | 55 | 18.2 | 69 | 22.8 | 179 | 59.1 | 303 | 100.0 |
| Study group | ||||||||
| • Doctors in Vancouver | 27 | 19.3 | 32 | 22.9 | 81 | 57.9 | 140 | 45.9 |
| • Doctors in rest of British Columbia | 9 | 14.3 | 8 | 12.7 | 46 | 73.0 | 63 | 20.7 |
| • Family practice residents | 10 | 15.4 | 14 | 21.5 | 41 | 63.1 | 65 | 21.3 |
| • Midwives | 9 | 24.3 | 15 | 40.5 | 13 | 35.1 | 37 | 12.1 |
| • Total (n = 305); P = .016 | 55 | 18.0 | 69 | 22.6 | 181 | 59.3 | 305 | 100.0 |
| Practitioners providing prenatal care | ||||||||
| • Yes | 46 | 18.3 | 63 | 25.1 | 142 | 56.6 | 251 | 83.1 |
| • No | 9 | 17.6 | 6 | 11.8 | 36 | 70.6 | 51 | 16.9 |
| • Total (n = 302); P = .094 | 55 | 18.2 | 69 | 22.8 | 178 | 58.9 | 302 | 100.0 |
| Practitioners attending deliveries | ||||||||
| • Yes | 33 | 19.9 | 44 | 26.5 | 89 | 53.6 | 166 | 55.1 |
| • No | 21 | 15.6 | 25 | 18.5 | 89 | 65.9 | 135 | 44.9 |
| • Total (n = 301); P = .093 | 54 | 17.9 | 69 | 22.9 | 178 | 59.1 | 301 | 100.0 |